A.N. Sorry for the wait, readers. I have been very busy, so I'm lucky I got this chapter up. The next one won't be up for a little while. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter! Please review!
It was once again lunchtime and the infamous cafeteria "food" looked as good as it always did. Today's special: Mystery Meat. No one was sure if it was chicken, beef, pork, or a mixture. For all anyone new, it could have been Bill, the 10th grade class rat, who went missing a week ago.
The X-Men sat at their usual table discussing random stuff. Kurt was playing with his food with Evan again, Jean and Scott were flirting without each other realizing it (as usual), Rogue was glancing over her homework the was due next period, and Kitty was mindlessly poking at her "food", her thoughts wandering aimlessly.
"Ya okay, Kitty?" Rogue questioned.
"Wha? Oh yah. I'm like just fine. I just have some things on my mind. Just a little stressed," Kitty assured her. Rogue seemed to think that was an acceptable answer and went back to her homework. Kitty started to poke her "food" again, her eyes wandering from table to table. There was the Jock's table, the cheerleader table (Jean sometimes sat there), the nerd table, the skater table, their table, and a few others. Her eyes landed on one table in particular. The Brotherhood table.
~~ Ugh! Why are they always so ...so... ugh! I don't know, they like just are! ~~ Kitty thought angrily. She just studied her enemies. She never usually had time to. ~~ Freddy: He eats anything, fat, had a crush on Jean, and not the smartest member. That's about it. Todd: First off, ewwww! Slimy, short, smells, never bathes, and gives me the major creeps! Lance: Cute, kinda have a crush on him, needs to get a hold of his temper, hates Scott, and seems to be the leader. That leaves Pietro: Jerk, egotistical, player, pimp, selfish, mean, snotty, fast, dates dumb cheerleaders ugh, sort of a leader, tall, lean, blue eyes, silver hair, cute smirks, hot body...What The Heck! Why on like earth were my thoughts going that way?! Eww! ~~ Kitty broke out of her thoughts, shaking her head. Her eyes traveled back towards the fast-talking enemy, against her own better judgement. He was arguing with Todd or something. The argument seemed to end and Pietro lifted his head, his eye's locking with hers. Her heart skipped a beat as their heated stair continued.
"Kitty. Kitty?! Earth t' Kitty? Ya there?" Rogue asked. ~~ I seem to be asking Kitty that a lot lately. ~~ Rogue thought, trying to get Kitty's attention.
"Oh! Yah. I am like totally fine, Rogue, just thinking," Kitty replied breaking away from Pietro's eyes.
"Okay," Rogue said, pondering about Kitty's weird behavior lately. ~~ Something must be bothering her. ~~ She thought.
Kitty looked back at Pietro, but had to look away because he was still staring. She blushed slightly, looking down at her "food". ~~ What is going on? ~~ Kitty thought. ~~ I'm like so confused. ~~
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Pietro shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts after Kitty broke their eye contact.
~~ Was I just staring at that valley-girl, X-Geek? Woah! I must be out of it. ~~ He looked back over at Kitty just in time to see her look back also. She quickly turned away blushing. ~~ Wow, she looks cute when she blushes! Gah! There I go again. ~~ Pietro mentally slapped himself. ~~ It's just stress. Yah, that's it. I should just try to relax. I'll go out tonight. Yah, that's a great idea! Of course it is, I thought of it. ~~ Pietro thought smugly, obviously acting more like the egotistical mutant he was. ~~ A night on the town is just what I need. ~~
Just then the bell wrung, signaling the end of lunch. The students dumped their trays and filed out the doors and toward their classes.
~~ I can't wait. ~~ Pietro thought as he headed down the hall to his math class.
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As soon as Scott pulled into the Institute's garage, Kitty jumped out of the car and phased through the door.
"Why is she in such a hurry?" Scott asked no one in particular.
"She was planning on going out dancing tonight, so she wanted to get all her work out of the way," Rogue answered, also getting out of the car. Everyone else started to exit the vehicle too.
"Has anyvone else noticed zat Kitty has been acting kinda funny lately?" Kurt asked.
"Yah. She has been acting a little out of it," Jean said.
"Do you know anything, Rogue?" Scott questioned. "You are her roommate."
"She's been zonin' out a lot. Every time Ah ask her wha's wrong, she says "Nothin'". She told me she had a lot on her mind, so it's probably jus' stress," Rogue stated as everyone headed into the kitchen.
"Yah, probably," Evan agreed, grabbing an apple from the fruit bowl on the table. "We all know how she loves to dance. It relaxes her, or so she says. Just let her solve her problems on her own, unless she asks for our help."
"Vhoa! Vhen did you become Obi Van?" Kurt joked.
"Don't know," Evan smirked, taking a bite out of his apple.
"I wish she would tell us what's on her mind," Scott said worriedly.
"She'll tell us when she's ready. Let her deal with it her own way. For all we know it's nothing and were blowing this whole thing out of proportion," Jean said logically. "Now, I know some of us have a training session in the danger room," she brought up regretfully. Kurt and Evan groaned and Scott's voice brightened.
"Oh yah. Let's go guys," Scott said, heading out of the kitchen followed by Jean, Kurt, and Evan. Rogue, the only one left, grabbed a plum and took a bite out of it.
"Ah hope it's only stress," she said, showing her deep affection for her roommate. Even though Rogue sometimes seemed to be really annoyed with Kitty, she really cared for her. She even considered Kitty her best friend. Rogue exited the kitchen, leaving it to its empty silence.